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Imagine what it must have been like to stay organized
before the stapler was invented. It's a pretty useful tool
and was revolutionary 100 years ago. No one at the time could
have imagined it would move from the office to the operating
room. We welcome Cobourg, Ontario’s Dr. Paul Caldwell
on how surgical staples
keep it all together.
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Skills of Life – Children with Autism
When autism was first identified in the 1940's, very little
was known about the brain disorder. It was thought that
autism was caused by dysfunctional parenting. Now scientists
know parenting styles have nothing to do with it.
Although there is no medical cure for autism, experts do
know that if they intervene early with intensive behavioral
programs, it can make a huge difference in the child's ability
to function in life and be integrated into society.
The Ontario government funds an early behavioral intervention
program for severely autistic children under six years of
age. The problem is there aren't enough services available
to meet the demand. We bring you the story of an Ontario
family's battle to give their children the skills of life.
Dr. Wendy Roberts is a developmental pediatrician
and heads the Centre for Child Development at the Hospital
for Sick Children in Toronto.
Dr. Len Levin is a clinical psychologist who specializes
in behavioral therapy for autistic children.
Studio
Interview - Complimentary Medicine and Kids
More and more Canadians are using alternative medicines
and they're turning to those products for their children.
Complimentary and alternative therapies are playing a bigger
role than ever in pediatric medicine as parents and doctors
look for new ways to treat old problems. But are they effective
and are they safe? And when parents and doctors disagree
on treatments, whose rights should take precedence?
We’ll learn how Ontario hospitals as well as physicians
are balancing the wishes of parents and the responsibility
of doctors to provide appropriate medical care for their
young patients.
Dr. Diane Sacks, president-elect of the Canadian
Pediatric Society and is a pediatrician with a practice
in Toronto.
Dr. Christine Harrison is the director of bioethics at the
Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto.
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28, 2003 |
OVERCOMING
THE STIGMA OF MENTAL ILLNESS
One in four Canadians lives with mental illness,
yet too often they keep their problems hidden because of
the stigma. Linda Chamberlain spent much of her life on
the margins of society, humiliated and alone. But in 1993
she turned her life around when she was sent to a rehabilitation
centre. Now Linda dedicates her life to fighting the stigma
that almost destroyed her.
Understanding Chronic pain
Over 3 million Canadians suffer from relentless pain or
discomfort. It's estimated that the resulting disability
and lost productivity costs the North American economy more
than 100 billion dollars a year. Yet studies show that chronic
pain is severely under-treated. In the United States doctors
are required to assess and control pain aggressively. But
what are we doing here in Canada? Here to answer that is
Dr. Brian Goldman, an emergency room doctor at Mount Sinai
Hospital in Toronto.
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